In this article, we have listed the international and national important days of India 2024 and their dates. This list includes all the special days in India and around the world in the year 2022. Some of these days are of national importance while others are of international importance. Each month has some important day celebrated in India and occasions to celebrate and memorialize the events which happened. This list will help the readers boost his/her general awareness.
For students preparing for government exams such as SSC CHSL, IBPS PO, UPSC etc. it is important to keep track of national and international days in India. Here is list of important days month wise and their dates that can help you get ready for competitive exams:
Following are the important days and dates, national and international days, along with celebration days in India which will arrive in January 2024–
| 1st January | English New Year, Army Medical Corps Establishment Day, Global family day, World Peace Day |
| 4th January | World Braille Day |
| 6th January | World War Orphans Day |
| 8th January | African National Congress Foundation Day |
| 9th January | PravasiBharatiya Divas NRI Day |
| 10th January | World Laughter Day, World Hindi Day |
| 11th January | Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| 12th January | National Youth Day |
| 15th January | Army Day, Pongal,Makar Sankranti |
| 25th January | International Customs Duty Day, India Tourism Day,National Voters Day |
| 26th January | Republic Day |
| 27th January | International Holocaust Day, International Day of Commemoration |
| 28th January | Birth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai |
| 30th January | Mahatma Gandhi’s Martyrdom Day (Martyr’s Day)World Leprosy Eradication Day |
Following are the February special days and dates –
| 1st February | Indian Coast Guard Day |
| 2nd February | World Wetlands Day |
| 4th February | World Cancer Day |
| 4th February | National Day of Sri Lanka |
| 7th February | International Development Week |
| 12th February | Darwin Day |
| 12th February | Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday |
| 13th February | Sarojini Naidu’s Birth Anniversary |
| 14th February | Saint Valentine’s Day |
| 18th February | Taj Mahotsav |
| 20th February | World Day of Social Justice |
| 21st February | International Mother Language Day |
| 22nd February | World Scout Day |
| 24th February | Central Excise Day |
| 27th February | World Sustainable Energy Day |
| 28th February | National Science Day |
Following are the important days and dates in March –
| 1st March | Zero Discrimination DayWorld Civil Defence Day |
| 3rd March | World Wildlife DayWorld Hearing Day |
| 4th March | National Safety Day |
| 8th March | International Women’s Day |
| 10th March | CISF Raising Day |
| 13th March | No Smoking Day (Second Wednesday of March) |
| 14th March | Pi DayInternational Day of Action for Rivers |
| 15th March | World Consumer Rights Day |
| 16th March | National Vaccination Day |
| 18th March | Ordnance Factories Day (India) |
| 20th March | International Day of HappinessWorld Sparrow Day |
| 21st March | World Forestry DayWorld Down Syndrome DayWorld Poetry Day |
| 22nd March | World Water Day |
| 23rd March | World Meteorological Day |
| 24th March | World Tuberculosis (TB) Day |
| 27th March | World Theatre Day |
Following are the important days of india 2024 and their dates in April –-
| 1st April | Orissa Day, Prevention of Blindness week |
| 2nd April | World Autism Awareness Day |
| 4th April | International Day for Mine Awareness |
| 5th April | National Maritime Day |
| 7th April | World Health Day |
| 10th April | World Homeopathy Day |
| 11th April | National Safe Motherhood Day, National Pet Day |
| 13th April | Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Day |
| 17th April | World Haemophilia Day |
| 18th April | World Heritage Day |
| 19th April | World Liver Day |
| 21st April | National Civil Service Day, Secretaries Day |
| 22nd April | World Earth Day |
| 23rd April | World Book and Copyright Day |
| 24th April | National Panchayati Day |
| 25th April | World Malaria Day |
| 26th April | World Intellectual Property Day |
| 28th April | World Day for Safety and Health at Work |
| 29th April | International Dance Day |
| 30th April | Ayushman Bharat Diwas |
Following are the important days and dates in May –
| 1st May | International Labour Day |
| 1st May (1st Sunday) | World Laughter Day |
| 3rd May | Press Freedom Day |
| 3rd May (1st Tuesday) | World Asthma Day |
| 4th May | Coal miner’s day |
| 8th May | World Red Cross Day |
| 8th May (2nd Sunday) | Mother’s Day |
| 9th May | Victory day |
| 2nd Sunday of May | Mother’s Day [10th May] |
| 11th May | National Technology Day |
| 12th May | International Nurses Day |
| 14th May | World Migratory day |
| 15th May | International Day of the Family |
| 17th May | World Telecommunication Day |
| 21st May | Anti-terrorism day |
| 24th May | Commonwealth Day |
| 31st May | Anti-Tobacco Day |
Following are the important days in June –
| 4th June | International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression |
| 5th June | World Environment Day |
| 7th June | International level crossing awareness day |
| 8th June | World ocean day |
| 12th June | World day against Child Labour |
| 14th June | World Blood Donor Day |
| 17th June | World day to combat desertification and drought |
| 20th June | World Refugee Day |
| 21st June (3rd Sunday) | Father’s Day |
| 21st June | World Music Day, International Yoga Day |
| 23rd June | United Nation’s public service day |
| 23rd June | International Widow’s Day |
| 26th June | International Day against Drug abuse & Illicit Trafficking |
Following are the important days and dates in July –
| 1st July | National Doctor’s Day |
| 6th July | World Zoonoses Day |
| 11th July | World Population Day |
| 12th July | World Malala day |
| 18th July | Nelson Mandela International Day |
| 28th July | World Nature conservation day, World Hepatitis Day |
Following are the important days and dates in August –
| 7th August (1st Sunday) | Friendship Day |
| 3rd August | Independence Day of Niger |
| 5th August | Independence Day of Upper Volta |
| 6th August | Hiroshima Day |
| 9th August | International Day of World’s indigenous people |
| 9th August | Quit India movement Day, Nagasaki Day |
| 12th August | International Youth Day |
| 15th August | Independence Day of India |
| 23rd August | International Day for the remembrance of the slave trade and its abolition |
| 29th August | National Sports Day |
Following is the list of celebration days in September 2024 –
| 5th September | Teachers’ Day, Forgiveness Day |
| 8th September | World Literacy Day |
| 14th September | Hindi Day, World First Air Day |
| 15th September | Engineer’s day in India, International Day of Democracy |
| 16th September | World Ozone Day, International Day for Preservation |
| 21st September | Alzheimer’s Day, International Day of Peace |
| 25th September | Social Justice Day |
| 26th September | Day of the Deaf |
| 27th September | World Tourism Day |
| 29th September | World Heart Day |
| 30th September | International Translation Day |
Following are the important days and dates in October –
| 1st October | International Day of the Older Person |
| 2nd October | Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday |
| 3rd October (first Monday) | World Habitat Day |
| 4th October | World Animal Welfare Day |
| 5th October | National Teacher’s Day |
| 8th October | Indian Air Force Day |
| 9th October | World Post Office Day |
| 10th October | National Post Day |
| 11th October | International Girl Child Day |
| 12th October | World Arthritis Day |
| 13th October | UN International Day for National Disaster Reduction |
| 13th October (2nd Thursday) | World Sight Day |
| 14th October | World Standards Day |
| 15th October | World White Cane Day |
| 16th October | World Food Day |
| 17th October | International Day for the eradication of poverty |
| 20th October | World statistics day |
| 24th October | United Nation’s Day, World development information Day |
| 30th October | World Thrift Day |
| 31st October | National Unity Day |
Following are the important days and dates in November –
| 1st November | World Vegan Day |
| 5th November | World Radiography Day, World tsunami day |
| 7th November | National Cancer Awareness Day |
| 9th November | Legal Services Day |
| 14th November | Children’s Day in India, Jawaharlal Nehru’s birthday |
| 16th November | International day for Endurance |
| 17th November | World Student Day, National Journalism Day, National Epilepsy Day |
| 18th November | World Adult Day |
| 19th November | World Citizen Day |
| 20th November | Africa Industrialization Day, Universal children’s day |
| 21st November | World Television Day, World Fisheries day |
| 25th November | World Non-Veg day |
| 26th November | Law Day |
| 29th November | International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People |
| 30th November | Flag day |
Following are the important days and dates in December –
| 1st December | World Aids Day |
| 2nd December | World Computer literacy day, International Day of Abolition of slavery |
| 3rd December | International Day for People with disabilities, World conservation day |
| 4th December | Navy Day |
| 5th December | International volunteer day for economic and social development |
| 7th December | Armed Forces Flag Day, International civil aviation day |
| 9th December | The International day against corruption |
| 10th December | Human Right Day |
| 11th December | International Mountain Day |
| 14th December | International Energy Day |
| 16th December | Vijay Diwas |
| 18th December | International Migrants Day |
| 19th December | Goa’s liberation day |
| 20th December | International Human Solidarity |
| 22nd December | National Mathematics Day |
| 23rd December | Kisan Divas (Farmer’s Day) |
| 24th December | National Consumers Day |
| 25th December | Christmas Days |
The comprised list of important days in India 2024 and their dates will help you for the upcoming examination. Also read other informational articles:
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